BBC 6 minutes-Day 4-Smartphones

Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

1 According to Neil, a smartphone is a device which enables users to go .......

2 Neil relies on his phone to such an extent that he uses the phone find his ... and gain information about weather.

3 Nicholas Carr argued that the ability of computers to do things is improving significantly, and that we tend to delegate all ... to computers.

4 As we are reliant on computers, we are losing the ability to do things, such as feeling ....., and taking a broad perspective.

5 Making friends on social media is good; however, we should not forget to communicate with people ..........

6 GPS is a system which tells us how to get around with the support of ..... orbiting the Earth.

7 The spellechecker helps us improve our writing with fewer ..... mistakes.

相关词伙

consulting apps 玩APP

playing on your smartphone 玩智能手机

waiting for a call 等待电话

go online 上网

find my way 找到路

gives us directions 给我们方向

growing astronomically 明显增长

exercising their own talents 运用他们的天赋

talents fade 天赋消失

lose skills 丧失技能

take a broad perspective 全面一点看事情

a natural ability 天资

satellites orbiting the Earth 卫星沿地球运转

useful piece of software 有用的软件

making spelling mistakes 犯拼写错误

type on a computer 在电脑上打字

commercially produced 商业生产

答案和出处：

1

online

just doing something on my smartphone, you know, the kind of phone which allows you to go online.

2

What if I need to need to go somewhere? How will I find my way?

3

tasks

The ability of computers to do things we used to do is growing astronomically and we're rushing to hand over to computers tasks

4

empathy

the unique things that human beings can do that computers can't: feel empathy , take a broad perspective, interpret all the stuff that can't be turned into data.

5

face-to-face

It is nice to get to know new people in different countries, but we have to remember that it's important to talk to people face-to-face too.

6

satellites

GPS, the global positioning system which g ives us directions with the help of sate llites orbiting the Earth .

7

spelling

A spellchecker is a very usef ul piece of software which helps us avoid making spelling mistakes when we're ty ping on a compute